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123STA T . 1 469PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 09 ‘ ‘ (I II )wasinex is t en c eat l east 1y ea rb e fo re t h e d ate on which the or g ani z ation s u b m itted an a p plication under section 11 3; and ‘‘(ii) may include a pri v ate for - profit business , pri- vate elementary school or secondary school, or Indian tribe (except that an Indian tribe distributing funds toapro j ect under this paragraph is not eligible to be part of the partnership operating that project); ‘‘(3) planning of school-based service-learning programs, through distribution by S tate educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes of F ederal funds made available under this part to local educational agencies and Indian tribes, which planning may include paying for the cost of — ‘‘( A ) the salaries and benefits of service-learning coordinators; or ‘‘( B ) the recruitment, training and professional develop- ment, supervision, and placement of service-learning coordinators who may be participants in a program under subtitle C or receive a national service educational award under subtitle D , who may be participants in a project under section 20 1 of the Domestic V olunteer Service Act of1 97 3( 4 2 U. S.C. 5 001), or who may participate in a Y outhbuild program under section 173A of the W or k force Investment Act of 199 8 (29 U.S.C. 2918a), who will identify the community partners described in para- graph (2)(B) and assist in the design and implementation of a program described in paragraph (2); ‘‘(4) implementing, operating, or expanding school-based service-learning programs to utilize adult volunteers in service- learning to improve the education of students, through distribu- tion by State educational agencies, territories, and Indian tribes of Federal funds made available under this part to— ‘‘(A) local educational agencies; ‘‘(B) Indian tribes (except that an Indian tribe distrib- uting funds under this paragraph is not eligible to be a recipient of those funds); ‘‘(C) public or private nonprofit organizations; or ‘‘(D) partnerships or combinations of local educational agencies, and entities described in subparagraph (B) or (C); and ‘‘(5) developing, as service-learning programs, civic engage- ment programs that promote a better understanding of— ‘‘(A) the principles of the Constitution, the heroes of United States history (including military heroes), and the meaning of the P ledge of Allegiance; ‘‘(B) how the N ation ’ s government functions; and ‘‘(C) the importance of service in the Nation’s character. ‘‘(b) D UTIESOF SE RV I C E- L E A R N IN G COOR D INATOR.—A service- learning coordinator referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall provide services to a local partnership described in sub- section (a)(2) or entity described in subsection (a)(3), respectively, that may include— ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance and information to, and facilitating the training of, teachers and assisting in the plan- ning, development, execution, and evaluation of service-learning in their classrooms;